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04 July 2012| last updated at 03:20PM

Bernama denies sending out story on "Hari Raya Bonus"



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KUALA LUMPUR: Bernama has not sent out a news story purportedly reporting that the government will pay a bonus of half-month salary with a minimum payment of RM500 to all civil servants for Hari Raya this year, said its Editor-in-Chief, Datuk Yong Soo Heong.

 

The fake news story had appeared on Monday in a number of Facebook accounts after the perpetrators of the story had pasted it on a page of a news portal "myMetro", to make it look authentic. 
 
"This is the irresponsible work of cyber pranksters with a certain agenda," Yong said. 
 
"While Bernama is always grateful when our news stories are acknowledged or recognised, we are not flattered whenever our name is misused," he said. 
 
Yong said a police report would be made today.  -- BERNAMA 
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